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Barstool Sports and Dave Portnoy are no longer part of Fox Sports' "Big Noon Kickoff" college football pregame show, following a one-year partnership. This change comes due to tensions between Fox’s traditional programming needs and Barstool's edgy content, exacerbated by conflicts with the Big Ten conference and Ohio State University over Portnoy’s presence at home games. Despite this shift, Barstool Sports’ daily FS1 show “Wake Up Barstool” remains unaffected.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-03,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Dave Portnoy and his company Barstool Sports will no longer appear on Fox Sports’ "Big Noon Kickoff", a pregame show for college football games, according to reports by The Athletic and confirmed via anonymous sources by The Associated Press. Barstool’s involvement with Fox had lasted just over one year since the partnership began last fall. Key factors in this decision include challenges in aligning Barstool’s edgy persona with Fox Sports’ traditional programming style, particularly amid its extensive $7 billion deal with the Big Ten, a college sports conference. Portnoy accused Ohio State head coach Ryan Day of pressuring Fox to drop Barstool due to conflicts at games, including reported restrictions on his access to Ohio Stadium. In a social media post, Portnoy said the financial risks outweighed the benefits for Fox Sports, acknowledging that the decision was understandable given the significant monetary stakes involved in broadcasting deals.
Written for “Dave Portnoy Removed From Show” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports’ partnership with Fox Sports is coming with a shakeup.
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Portnoy → come → shakeup
Barstool will no longer appear on the network’s “Big Noon Kickoff” ahead of college football games on Saturday, with Portnoy confirming a report by The Athletic.
asserted
Portnoy → appear → Athletic
According to The Athletic, the primary factors of the decision came down to challenges stemming from trying to tie together the more traditional programming from Fox with Barstool’s edgy persona, given the network’s partnership with the Big Ten.
uncertain
factors → accord → Ten
Portnoy, an alum and booster for Michigan, has faced flak over being at Ohio State home games.
asserted
Portnoy → face → games
Reports last season even indicated that Portnoy was banned from entering Ohio Stadium, though the university officially denied that he was.
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he → indicate → Stadium
In a post on X Friday evening, Portnoy was more direct, calling out Ohio State head coach Ryan Day in an explicative-laden message.
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Portnoy → call → message
“Ohio State and Ryan Day bitched and moaned to the Big 10 and threatened Fox till they had no choice,” Portnoy wrote.
asserted
Portnoy → bitch → choice
“Juice wasn’t worth the squeeze [and] frankly I don’t blame them.
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I → blame → them
Huge dollars at stake and you have Cryin Ryan throwing temper tantrums [and] making threats every few days on something I said.
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I → have → something
I always knew Ryan Day was soft but holy s–t even I didn’t realize he was this soft.
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he → know → ?
“The Barstool College Football will continue on.
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Football → continue → ?
Maybe we’ll even see you in Columbus where contrary to popular belief most fans love the rivalry and aren’t p—–s like Cryin Ryan.”
asserted
fans → see → Ryan
The Athletic reported that Barstool’s partnership with Fox Sports is not over, with its FS1 show, “Wake Up Barstool,” still being aired daily on weekdays.
asserted
partnership → report → weekdays
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